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Title: Psalme 129
Author: Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Lord Fairfax
Attribution: F.; [Bible]
Date(s): 166- ?
Manuscript: Lt 105
Contents: Religious poem, paraphrasing Psalm 129
Title: On the modern lampooners. 1690
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1690 (title)
Manuscript: Lt q 38
Contents: Attack on Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Monmouth (later Earl of Peterborough),
John Howe, and John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave
Miscellany of English verse with Quaker connections.
1773
A miscellany of poems in English, including some with Quaker connections, such as 'Bristol Theatre: A Poem' by James Gough, the well-known Quaker historian, and 'The Country Quaker'.
Commonplace book of English verse, prose (mainly sermons), and miscellaneous information, compiled by John Beetham
Beetham, John
c.1670-1690
As well as the verse, separately indexed, the volume contains ff.1-2: signatures; ff.3v-8v: family records, also "bullings"; ff.11-29: sermons (one by Ainsworth); ff.30-40r: arithmetical tables, remed...
Title: Aanacreontic [sic] 15
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 172- ?
Manuscript: Lt 23
Contents: Drinking song, urging present pleasure, imitating one of the Anacreonta
Title: Song
Author: Wilmot, John; Earl of Rochester
Date(s): 166- ?
Manuscript: Lt 54
Contents: Love song, on the happiness of being vanquished by love's power
Title: On love
Author: Rowe, Elizabeth
Attribution: Mrs Rowe
Date(s): 1739 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: Religious poem in praise of God's love apparent in all creation
Title: Adam in the state of Innocence
Date(s): 1695 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from Blackmore's poem, 'Prince Arthur', Book II, elaborating on the contentment of Adam's soul when he lived in Paradise in a state of innocence
Title: The 3rd chapter of Job
Author: Fountain, John
Attribution: John Fountain; [Bible]
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt 78
Contents: A version of Job 3, in which Job curses the day he was born and wishes for
death. Verse numbers from the Bible interpolated in the lines.
Title: Adam's temptation by the forbidden fruit
Date(s): 1695 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from Blackmore's poem, 'Prince Arthur', Book II, describing the pride and ambition of Adam, and his boldness in stealing the apple from the Garden of Eden
Title: A dialogue between Skinner Spencer and Master Shadwell both before they went to the university at leaving the school
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 173- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 51
Contents: Dialogue between two young men on the merits of law, religion, medicine and the military as professions; presented at Tonbridge School
Title: An epistle from the ladys of Drury Lane to their sisters at Rome, occasion'd
by Pope Benedict the 15th expelling all the whores that city, 1725
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1725 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 35
Contents: Satirical song in which London prostitutes invite those expelled from Rome to
come to England, assuring them of a warm welcome from court and society